Considering Arsenal’s immediate need for experienced players for the defence and midfield some may find it alarming that many of the footballers being linked to the club right now are youngsters.
Another colt is reportedly interesting Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger right now but, at the grand old age of 21, this guy might be able to stake a claim to the first team straight away.
The Daily Mail reports:
Arsenal are showing interest in Lorient left-back Raphael Guerreiro, who has been capped twice by Portugal.
Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs has been excellent this season but Nacho Montreal has failed to make a real impression at the club since joining Arsenal and few would be surprised if he was offloaded. This may leave a space to fill at left back and this lad looks decent.
Guerreiro left Caen in 2013 to join Lorient, where he has played 52 times and scored an inoperative 4 goals from deep. He played 7 times for the Portugal Under 21s before graduating to the senior team in 2014 with a dream debut at Old Trafford in a friendly game against Argentina no less.
The report also states that Bordeaux are serious in their interest in taking Yaya Sanogo on loan and have set a nominal deadline for a response from The Gunners. The president of Bordeaux, Jean Louis Tiraud, is quoted in the same report as saying:
‘We are working on bringing Sanogo to Bordeaux. We are going all in on this target. We have asked Arsenal to give us an answer on Tuesday or Wednesday latest.’
Let’s take a look at Guerreiro in action. Arsenal fans: worth a punt?
